גזר

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Aramaic

Verb

גזר (transliteration needed)

  1. to cut
  2. to circumcise

Hebrew

Root
ג־ז־ר (g-z-r)

Etymology 1

From Persian گزر (gazar, carrot, pestle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

גְּזָרִים

גֶּזֶר (gézerm (plural indefinite גְּזָרִים, singular construct גֶּזֶר־, plural construct גִּזְרֵי־)

  1. (countable, uncountable) carrot

References

  • גזר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
ג־ז־ר (g-z-r)

Verb

גָּזַר (gazár) (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּזוּר, passive counterpart נִגְזַר)

  1. (transitive) to cut, trim, shear
  2. (grammar, mathematics) to derive
  3. to decree, issue a decree
Conjugation

Noun

גֶּזֶר (gézerm (plural indefinite גְּזָרִים, singular construct גֶּזֶר־, plural construct גִּזְרֵי־)

  1. shred

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